Hank set a small electric fan onto the coffee table, plugged it into the closest wall outlet and turned it on. Lucas sat down on the sofa, pulling off his shoes. Hank went around to all the windows and closed the blinds, drew the curtains. “That’s not a psychiatrist’s couch,” Hank said. “But it’s pretty…
THERIOPHOBIA: FEAR THE BEAST Part Eleven
The path of least resistance. The way always chosen by a smart man. And Leland Cooper considered himself to be smarter than most. He saw no need in doing things the hard way when he could help it. If he could just pull this off, he’d save himself a great deal of time and effort.…
THERIOPHOBIA: FEAR THE BEAST Part Ten
FIVE DAYS AGO: WAXING GIBBOUS MOON Roosevelt Brewster teased at his cup of coffee, the non-dairy creamer he’d emptied into it liquefying while he stirred. A cinnamon-raisin bagel, split in half and cemented back together with cream cheese, lay untouched on its saucer. Across the sticky tabletop, Ron Whitlow used his fork to vivisect his…
THERIOPHOBIA: FEAR THE BEAST Part Nine
I’m not going to lose my temper. Chaney Kidde tried to concentrate on the task at hand, to ignore her mother’s voice like white noise playing in the background. She loves me. She means well. Chaney stooped, dipped her paintbrush in the bucket at her feet, tapping it against the side of the can to…
Crochet Werewolf
Thanks to the fine folks over at Bloody Disgusting for bringing this to our attention (by posting an article about it; it’s not like they sent me a private message or anything). Available for purchase over on Etsy, at “Tales from the Stitch,” the online shop of crochet artist Chelsey Scully, aka “The Stitchkeeper,” are…
My One Degree of Separation To WOLFCOP
I had this friend—she was more the friend of my at-the-time girlfriend (now wife)—who was, if I’m being charitable, a wee bit naïve. (Were I being uncharitable, I’d say she was as dumb as a fencepost.) My girlfriend-cum-wifey and I went on a double date with her and this goober we named Gomer, who was…
SNARLING Werewolf Versus Zombies
I was a tad disappointed to learn that the zombies featured in the forthcoming Horror-Comedy THE SNARLING are of the Hollywood variety. Don’t misunderstand me; the idea of having a werewolf tear its way through a production of THE WALKING DEAD sounds like fun. It just doesn’t sound like as MUCH fun as dropping a…
A Surge of Serial Killers
The future is looking bloody, according to author Peter Vronsky. Don’t worry, though; even if he’s right, your chances of being killed by a serial killer are paltry at best. Er, worst. But WHY, exactly, does Mr. Vronsky believe we’re in for a population surge in serial killers? By looking back at the “glut” of…
Revisiting the “Classics”: Ed Wood’s THE BRIDE AND THE BEAST
This is an odd little movie—and I’m not sure how much credit we can give to Ed Wood for that. Largely missing from this one is Wood’s unmistakable, idiosyncratic dialogue. (Lest anyone doubt that this is a true Wood film, however, there are the numerous references to Angora in there to serve as proof!) Wood…
THERIOPHOBIA: FEAR THE BEAST Part Eight
SIX DAYS AGO: WAXING GIBBOUS MOON The lunch crowd had cleared out of the BLUE PLATE CAFE. Country music emanated from the jukebox, contesting with the hum of the air- conditioner in the window, the racket from the kitchen. A busboy had started to sweep up, and a waitress lowered the blinds over the front…